Restaurant in Sopot, Poland
Michelin value, no fine-dining price tag.
1911 Restaurant holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand (2024) and a Star Wine List White Star, making it Sopot's clearest case for quality dining at a moderate €€ price point. Chef Stefan Meier runs a concise modern menu built for consistent execution rather than spectacle. Book here for a date night or celebratory dinner where the food matters more than the formality.
If you are planning a date night or a celebratory dinner in Sopot and want Michelin-recognised quality without the fine-dining price tag, 1911 Restaurant is the right call. This is the kind of place where a special occasion does not require a special budget: at the €€ price point and with a Michelin Bib Gourmand (2024) to its name, it delivers more than most rooms in its tier. Bring someone you want to impress, or use it as your go-to for a relaxed but considered meal when you are in town.
The address is Grunwaldzka 4/6, a street that sits away from the busiest stretch of Sopot's tourist circuit. The façade gives little away — deliberately so. Step inside and the room reads as a smart modern bistro: the kind of space where the visual cues are precise without being theatrical. Clean lines, considered plating, and a kitchen team that appears to approach each service with genuine intent. For Sopot, where the dining offer tilts heavily toward seafront cafes and tourist-facing menus, 1911 occupies a different register entirely. It is the kind of anchor restaurant a neighbourhood earns when a serious chef decides to stay rather than move on to a larger city.
Chef Stefan Meier runs the kitchen, and the menu reflects a disciplined approach: concise in scope, consistent in execution. A shorter menu is a deliberate choice here, one that prevents the kitchen from overreaching. The result is a focused selection of modern dishes that punch above their price point. Shrimp toast and fried skrei cod have been cited as representative of the kitchen's ability to pack flavour into unfussy formats. Desserts are where the kitchen's creative ambition surfaces most clearly , milled cornflake ice cream is the kind of thing that signals a team thinking carefully about texture and contrast, not just sweetness.
The Star Wine List White Star recognition (published September 2023) adds a second credentialled layer: the wine programme is taken seriously here, which matters if you are building a full celebratory evening rather than just stopping in for food. A well-curated list at a €€ restaurant is rarer than it should be, and it is worth factoring into your decision if wine is part of your plan.
Sopot is a resort town, and resort towns tend to produce a specific kind of dining: serviceable, tourist-facing, and safe. 1911 is the exception that makes the surrounding options look ordinary. Its Bib Gourmand status is notable precisely because it signals value-for-quality at scale , Michelin awards this designation to restaurants where inspectors find exceptional cooking at moderate prices. In a city where the higher-end options include venues charging €€€ for experiences that are not always better, 1911 makes a clear argument for booking at the middle tier. It is the kind of restaurant that gives a neighbourhood a reason to be taken seriously by people who care about food.
For visitors staying in Sopot rather than day-tripping from Gdańsk or Gdynia, 1911 is the dinner reservation worth making. It is consistent enough to return to, and confident enough in its own format that it does not try to be everything to everyone. That restraint is part of what makes it work.
Booking difficulty: Easy , reservations are direct and availability is generally good, though booking ahead is sensible for weekend evenings or if you are visiting as a group. Price range: €€ , moderate, with Michelin-level quality at a fair price for the category. Cuisine: Modern Cuisine, with a concise, focused menu. Address: Grunwaldzka 4/6, 81-759 Sopot, Poland. Dress: Smart casual is appropriate given the smart bistro setting; there is no indication of a formal dress code. Groups: Contact the venue directly to discuss group bookings, as seat count data is not published.
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Against the other €€ options in Sopot, 1911 is the clearest choice if food quality is your priority. Vinissimo operates in a similar price band with a modern cuisine focus, making it the closest direct comparison , but 1911 holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand that Vinissimo does not, which is a meaningful differentiator when both venues are asking similar prices. Petit Paris is the French-leaning €€ alternative for diners who want a more traditionally European register, and Café Xander offers international range at the same tier if variety matters more than focus. Neither carries the same external validation as 1911.
If your budget stretches to €€€, Fisherman is the obvious seafood option and worth considering if the coastal location is part of what you are after , but you are paying a premium that is harder to justify if you are not specifically there for fish. L'Entre Villes plays in the traditional cuisine space at €€€, which suits a different occasion profile. For most diners choosing between a special dinner at €€ versus €€€ in Sopot, 1911 makes the stronger case: the Bib Gourmand exists specifically to identify where quality and value converge.
For context beyond Sopot, the Bib Gourmand tier puts 1911 in comparable company to venues like Muga in Poznań or hub.praga in Warsaw , Polish restaurants that earn serious recognition without asking for fine-dining prices. If you are travelling further afield and want to benchmark against what fully-starred modern cuisine looks like, Bottiglieria 1881 in Kraków or Arco by Paco Pérez in Gdańsk are the relevant reference points in Poland. At the international end of the modern cuisine spectrum, Frantzén in Stockholm and FZN by Björn Frantzén in Dubai show where the category goes at its ceiling , a useful reminder of how much ground 1911 covers for the price it charges.
| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 Restaurant | 1911 Restaurant is a restaurant in Sopot, Poland. It was published on Star Wine List on September 11, 2023 and is a White Star.; Hidden behind an unassuming façade, you'll find this smart modern bistro with a team that’s eager to please and food that offers fabulous value for money. The concise menu makes sure the kitchen doesn’t overstretch but instead packs heaps of flavour into every unfussy dish, be it shrimp toast or fried skrei cod. Desserts are a highlight, with the kitchen’s creative streak coming through in the likes of milled cornflake ice cream.; Michelin Bib Gourmand (2024) | €€ | — |
| Vinissimo | €€ | — | |
| Café Xander | €€ | — | |
| Fisherman | €€€ | — | |
| L’Entre Villes | €€€ | — | |
| Petit Paris | €€ | — |
How 1911 Restaurant stacks up against the competition.
The smart bistro format and concise menu work well for small groups of two to four. For larger parties, the tight, focused kitchen model means it is worth contacting the restaurant directly before booking — the concise menu is a deliberate constraint, and large groups should confirm capacity and any set-menu options in advance.
The façade on Grunwaldzka 4/6 is deliberately low-key, so do not expect a splashy entrance. Inside, the format is modern bistro: a concise menu, approachable €€ pricing, and a Michelin Bib Gourmand (2024) that confirms the kitchen punches above its price point. Come expecting focused, unfussy cooking rather than a lengthy tasting menu, and book ahead for weekend evenings to be safe.
Yes, with the right expectations. The Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition and the creative dessert programme make it a solid choice for a celebratory dinner where the quality of the food matters more than formal ceremony. At €€, it delivers occasion-worthy cooking without the cost of a full fine-dining room. If you need white-glove service and a long wine list, you may want to set expectations accordingly.
Vinissimo is the closest comparison in the €€ bracket, with a stronger wine focus if that is your priority. Café Xander suits a lighter, café-style visit. Fisherman is the obvious alternative if you want a seafood-led menu over modern bistro cooking. L'Entre Villes and Petit Paris both lean French if that format appeals. None carry a current Michelin distinction, which is what separates 1911 on food quality at this price.
The menu is concise by design, which can limit flexibility for complex dietary needs. The kitchen's track record of packing flavour into a short menu suggests they are focused rather than wide-ranging. check the venue's official channels before your visit if you have specific requirements — the team is described as eager to please, but a short menu means fewer fallback options than a larger kitchen would offer.
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